Over in Germany, Christian Ege also recounted experiencing Covid-like symptoms in May 2019, saying he had a stomach flu for three days, vomiting, dizziness and that it felt like a “strange flu”.
After doing a blood test with a doctor, he was taken to hospital where he suffered kidney failure and sepsis, and was taken into ICU for a few days with a neck catheter to establish dialysis access.
Christian also told the BBC that the sepsis was the most worrying part of his illness.
“The kidneys recovered normally, but it was the coincidence of a bacterial and a viral escalation at the same time that was a bit worrying for a couple of days for sure.”
Lorne and Christian are among those who have survived hantavirus, of which some strains can have a mortality rate of 20% to 40%.
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